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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1 Chapter 13: Lieutenant Mamiya's Long Story: Part II (Pgs. 151-172) | Book 2 Chapter 1: As Concrete as Possible ? Appetite in Literature (Pgs. 175-184) | Book 2 Chapter 2: No Good News in This Chapter (Pgs. 185-195).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has Toru Okada never met Kumiko's sister?
(a) She refuses to meet him.
(b) She lives in the United States.
(c) She died at age 11.
(d) She is estranged from the Watayas.

2. In Chapter 13, what memory of Yanamoto's death does in Lieutenant Mamiya say he will never forget?
(a) His eye contact.
(b) His blood pooling beneath him.
(c) His frantic prayers.
(d) His screams.

3. How does the actress in the Miyawaki house kill herself?
(a) She shoots herself.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She takes pills.
(d) She drowns herself.

4. In Chapter 8, how does Creta Kano say she eventually managed to pay off her debts?
(a) She won the lottery.
(b) She became a prostitute.
(c) She went to work for her sister.
(d) She sold her family house.

5. When Toru Okada is certain Kumiko is gone at the beginning of Book 2, what does he discover she has taken with her?
(a) Her check-book.
(b) Their wedding album.
(c) Nothing.
(d) All her shoes and dresses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Lieutenant Mamiya from the dry well where the Mongolian soldiers leave him?

2. Who is the prophesied caller beginning with "O" that calls Toru Okada in Chapter 1?

3. Who calls Toru Okada in Chapter 11 immediately before the arrive of Lieutenant Mamiya?

4. What does May Kasahara invite Toru Okada to do the following day in Chapter 5?

5. What is Toru Okada cooking when he first receives a call from the mysterious woman in Chapter 1?

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